What Is the One Brain Method? A Path to Emotional Clarity and Inner Unity

To root the One Brain approach in authentic Kabbalistic sources, we need to find parallels — not in name, but in function and concept.

The idea of emotional blockages, split consciousness, and the need to integrate thought, emotion, …

Understanding Fear of Heaven: A Little Essay on Perception of Hashem

The concept of “fear of God” (or Fear of Heaven) is often seen in a bad light.

To be honest, I think the word this is very inaccurate and the translation doesn’t do justice to it. The concept we …

The Dual Nature Of Middot – A Kabbalistic Essay Fixing Character Traits And What It Means For You

Middot are difficult to be rectified. None less than the Gaon of Vilna said that “it’s easier to know the entire Shas than to rectify a single Middah”.

Part of the challenge comes from not knowing how much rectification is …

Musings On The Fire Element And Two Of The Most Damaging Middot (Character Traits): Anger And Arrogance

Sefer Sha’arei Kedusha teaches us that anger and arrogance are the two most despicable Middot for a person to have and they both derive from the fire element

I often get the impression people think Mussar and Halacha are disconnected …

Musings On The Water Element And The State Of Flow: The Essence Of Spiritual Desire

Sefer Shaarei Kedusha teaches us that envy and jealousy are rooted in the water element

If you haven’t read the article on the fire element, you can find it here. Since we already gave an introduction there, we can …